| 1972 |
Incorporated in Ohio, Shoes & Gloves, Inc. |
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| 1975 |
Introduced first shoemobile service
Published first steel toe shoe catalog |
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| 1976 |
Acquired assets [safety products inventory] of local company |
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| 1980 |
Purchased first computer: NCR8271 [84MB!] |
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| 1984 |
Expanded business, leased new 20,000sf office and distribution center - Worthington, OH
Company sold to management team |
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| 1986 |
Opened first in-plant safety store, General Motors Corporation |
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| 1987 |
Initiated company wide "No Smoking" policy |
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| 1990 |
Introduced "800" service to our customers |
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| 1991 |
Published first full line safety products catalog |
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| 1992 |
Safety Solutions, Inc. - adopted new name |
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| 1993 |
Purchased 7.6 acres in Dublin, OH to build office/distribution center |
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| 1994 |
Built new 65,000sf corporate office and distribution center - Dublin, OH |
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| 1996 |
Published first "mail order" multi-brand footwear catalog
Acquired Gulf States Industrial Footwear, Inc. - Mobile, AL
Auburn Safety Solutions - Auburn, IN [new location]
Established internet website - www.safetysolutions.com |
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| 1997 |
Introduced the multi-brand footwear concept to the industrial market [10+ brands]
Acquired Wolverine Hytest Distribution Center - Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 1998 |
Acquired Wolverine Hytest Distribution Center - Syracuse, NY |
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| 1999 |
Toledo Safety Solutions - Toledo, OH [new location] |
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| 2000 |
Established new company sales record
Acquired Safety Shoe Distributors, Inc. - Birmingham, AL
Introduced barcode technology [radio frequency] |
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| 2001 |
Toledo Safety Solutions - expanded operations
Introduced VPN technology |
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| 2002 |
Safetysolutions.com - introduced online catalog and ordering
Introduced SMS - proprietary shoe management system software
Introduced POS - proprietary shoe transaction point-of-sale software |
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| 2003 |
Expanded Birmingham, AL operation |
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| 2004 |
Upgraded mainframe and network computer software - complete conversion |
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| 2005 |
Established new company sales record
Consolidated Mobile, AL distribution center to Birmingham, AL |
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| 2006 |
Established new company sales record
Shoemobile 145: 45' tractor/trailer shoemobile joined the Ohio fleet in November |
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| 2007 |
Established new company sales record
Introduced the largest protective footwear catalog [650+ styles] in the industry
Expanded Toledo, OH operations
Opened new Rochester, NY safety store
Shoemobile 150: 45' tractor/trailer shoemobile [16th] joined the fleet in September |
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We are excited about the opportunities ahead and embrace the future... |
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